Liang-I Kang, MD, PhD

Liang-I Kang, MD, PhD

Pathologist

Primary Academic Title

Instructor of Pathology and Immunology, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology Liver & GI, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Gastrointestinal pathology.

Education

  • 2013: PhD, cellular and molecular biology, University of Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2012: MD, University of Pittsburgh

Training

  • 2015 - 2018: Resident, anatomic pathology, Washington University, St. Louis
  • 2018 - 2019: Clinical fellow, liver and gastrointestinal pathology, Washington University

Board Certification

  • 2018: American Board of Pathology (Anatomic Pathology)

Selected Research Publications

HMGA2 Expression Predicts Subtype, Survival, and Treatment Outcome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
  • Yamamoto N, Dobersch S, Loveless I, [...] Kang LI, [...] Kugel S
  • Clin Cancer Res 2025
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer.
  • Belle JI, Sen D, Baer JM, [...] Kang LI, [...] DeNardo DG
  • Cancer Discov 2024
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer.
  • Belle JI, Sen D, Baer JM, [...] Kang LI, [...] DeNardo DG
  • Cancer Discov 2024
Systemic Alterations in Type-2 Conventional Dendritic Cells Lead to Impaired Tumor Immunity in Pancreatic Cancer.
  • James CA, Baer JM, Zou C, [...] Kang LI, [...] DeNardo DG
  • Cancer Immunol Res 2023
Tumor-associated fibrosis impairs immune surveillance and response to immune checkpoint blockade in non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Herzog BH, Baer JM, Borcherding N, [...] Kang LI, [...] DeNardo DG
  • Sci Transl Med 2023

Contact Information

  • Washington University Medical Campus

    Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center
    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

    Center for Advanced Medicine at Siteman Cancer Center
    4921 Parkview Place
    Saint Louis, MO 63110

    Parkview Tower
    1 Parkview Place
    Saint Louis, MO 63110

    S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center
    224 Euclid Ave.
    Saint Louis, MO 63110

    Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
    1 Children's Place
    St. Louis, MO 63110

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